SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 7:30 AM, Thursday, April 12, 2007 PLACE: E1.028 (Hearing Room) CHAIR: Senator Florence Shapiro SB 697 Shapleigh Relating to the issuance of high school diplomas to certain crime victims. SB 786 Wentworth Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts. SB 1420 Wentworth Relating to the development by the Texas Education Agency of an Internet safety and use curriculum for use by school districts. SB 1456 Uresti Relating to training for public school educators in the prevention of child abuse. SB 1494 Ellis Relating to a notification requirement if a nurse is not assigned to a public school campus. SB 1600 West, Royce Relating to the equalization of property wealth in certain school districts. SB 1700 Shapiro Relating to state assistance with the costs of constructing or renovating public high school science laboratories. SB 1912 Shapleigh Relating to certification of educators from outside the state. Subcommittee Reports: SB 105 West, Royce / et al. Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System. SB 201 Nelson Relating to tuition exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain professional nursing program preceptors and their children. SB 211 Fraser Relating to the student enrollment required for Texas A&M University--Central Texas to operate as a general academic teaching institution. SB 289 Nelson Relating to the use of professional nursing shortage reduction program grants to encourage clinical nursing instruction by part-time faculty at public or private institutions of higher education. SB 1007 West, Royce Relating to student representation on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and certain coordinating board advisory committees.

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SB 1064 West, Royce Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties. SB 1417 Hinojosa Relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship program fund at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi. SB 1427 Averitt Relating to participation by private or independent institutions of higher education in the tuition equalization grant program. SB 1488 Patrick, Dan Relating to an undergraduate education scholarship program for students who agree to teach in public schools in this state that have teacher shortages. SB 1496 Zaffirini Relating to the partial forgiveness of Texas B-On-time loans for certain graduates of four-year public and private institutions of higher education. Pending Bills: SB 50 Zaffirini / et al. Relating to early childhood education. SB 553 Shapleigh / et al. Relating to a dual language education pilot project in certain school districts. SB 840 Lucio Relating to professional development institutes for public school teachers and paraprofessionals regarding education of students with disabilities. SB 1031 Shapiro / et al. Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments in public schools; providing a criminal penalty. SB 1643 Shapiro Relating to educator preparation programs and to training, continuing education, appraisal, and employment of public school teachers and administrators. SB 1697 Shapiro Relating to improvement of reading skills of students enrolled in public middle and junior high schools and use of certain federal funds to provide accelerated instruction to certain public school students.